Gelderland
A visit to Hoge Veluwe easily fills an entire day. Highlights include scenic cycling and hiking through pine forests and past unexpected open-drift sand…
Must-see attractions in Central Netherlands
Gelderland
Nestled between trees, this striking museum has works by some of the greatest painters of several centuries, from Bruyn the Elder to Picasso. Its Van Gogh…
Gelderland
Inside a 19th-century, primrose-yellow mansion used by both the British and the Germans as HQ during Operation Market Garden, this much-visited museum…
Nijmegen
No address reflects the city's youthful zest more than this soup factory-turned-entrepreneurial hub, 1.5km west of Grote Markt by the river. Until 2022…
Overijssel
At home in one of the country's oldest weighing houses (1528), this evocative museum in the middle of the Brink explores local history. During Deventer's…
Overijssel
People from Zwolle say they know they're home when they see the iconic Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren (also known as the Peperbus, or Peppermill), a huge basilica…
Overijssel
This landmark tower, built purely as a show of wealth in the 17th century, stands tall (albeit it with an incredible lean) on main street Oudestraat. Its…
Overijssel
Housed in a neoclassical courthouse by the canal, Zwolle's acclaimed art museum stages large-scale temporary exhibits by contemporary figures. The small…
Overijssel
The city's main church is named after the English cleric who founded it in 738; the present Gothic structure dates from the late 15th century. Its many…
Nationaal Fietsmuseum Velorama
Nijmegen
Down by the riverfront is this museum with more than 250 bicycles: everything from 19th-century wooden contraptions and hand-propelled bikes to an entire…
National Liberation Museum 1944–45
Gelderland
An essential for anyone keen to learn about the region's WWII history, the National Liberation Museum is divided into three parts. The introductory, red…
Overijssel
In Twente's far eastern realm, snug on the German border, spectacular sand drifts rise up along the banks of the Dinkel River to meet aromatic juniper…
Gelderland
This dazzling palace, 3.5km north of downtown Apeldoorn, was built in 1685 for William III, and Queen Wilhelmina lived here until 1962. Until 2021 its…
Overijssel
One of the world's most famous beers, easily recognisable by its iconic swing-top Pilsner bottle, has been brewed in Enschede since 1895. Guided tours…
Overijssel
Designed to pique and inspire curious minds of all ages, this unusual gallery mixes history-related exhibits with applied arts, local traditional crafts,…
Gelderland
The modern and busy replacement for the infamous 'bridge too far' may not look too dramatic, but its symbolic value is immense. This would have been the…
Gelderland
The village-sized open-air museum, 7km north of the train station, showcases a nationwide collection of buildings and artefacts, with everything from…
Nijmegen
Thankfully, Nijmegen's sweeping market square was among the few parts of the old town to survive WWII. Open-air markets are still held here each week on…
Overijssel
Only a fraction of the 9000-piece art collection of Twente's fine arts museum is exhibited at any one time at this attractive villa, arranged in two wings…
Gelderland
Some 2km north of the National Liberation Museum lies this peaceful, exemplary-tended cemetery of 2598 known and 20 unknown soldiers – predominantly…
Overijssel
The 15th-century Sassenpoort, built in 1409 at the southern end of Sassenstraat, is one of the remaining town gates and must surely be one of the country…
Gelderland
Awe-inspiring and gigantic, this late-Gothic hulk of a church is well worth a mooch, if only to ride the lift up its 73m-tall spire to gawp at Europe's…
Monument vuurwerkramp Enschede
Overijssel
This unusual monument in a grassy park in front of De Museumfabriek remembers the 23 people who died and thousands injured following a fatal explosion in…
Nijmegen
On one of Nijmegen's main shopping streets, ride the escalator up to this unusual museum where visitors can experience what it is like (or as close as, at…
Gelderland
The lakeside country residence where the Kröller-Müllers lived can be visited by guided tour (in Dutch, but participants get a multi-lingual audioguide)…
Nijmegen
From Grote Markt duck beneath the ornate Gothic Kerkboog (1542; Church Arch) – originally with cattle grid and pit beneath to prevent pigs from the market…
Nijmegen
Perched in a commanding position over the Waal River, the Valkhof is a lovely park and the site of a ruined palace begun by Charlemagne in the 8th century…
Overijssel
Nicknamed the Black Lady of Kampen, the Kampe Kogge is an impressive reconstruction (using medieval materials and techniques) of a 14th-century cog – a…
Overijssel
Zwolle's Town Hall consists of the stately old council chamber and adjacent new wing, in front of which stands a statue of Adam (1881) by French sculptor…
Nijmegen
Built in 1612 in a Dutch Renaissance style, the ornate red-brick weigh house takes pride of place on Grote Markt. It was here that merchants and traders…
Overijssel
Among the splendid reminders of Deventer's Hanseatic past is the Penninckshuis, in the enclosure behind the statue of Albert Schweitzer. Home of the 16th…
Gelderland
There is no finer view of Arnhem's iconic John Frost bridge than from this small riverside museum with glass lookout tower. A six-minute film in the…
Overijssel
The visitor centre in Sint Jansklooster has informational boards on the landscape and wildlife of the region, plus a tea house with pleasant terrace. A…
Overijssel
The city museum occupies the old and new town halls, the former a late Gothic masterpiece adorned with sculpted figures. The top-floor exhibit is devoted…
Overijssel
The oldest city gate of medieval Kampen to survive, the Koornmarktpoort was built next to the corn market in the 14th century and fortified with a twinset…
Overijssel
Religious icons are the subject of this museum in a 17th-century monastery. Hundreds from around the world are shown here, spanning the centuries; most…
Overijssel
The centre is devoted to the writer and philosopher Etty Hillesum, a Jewish woman who lived in Deventer prior to the Second World War. Like Anne Frank,…
Nijmegen
Changing temporary exhibitions form a substantial part of this regional history museum, at home in a striking glass shoebox-style building by Valkhof Park…
Nijmegen
An oft-overlooked gem, the Latin School stands beside Sint Stevenskerk. A fine example of Renaissance architecture dating to 1545 with sculpted figures of…
Gelderland
Eye-catching temporary exhibitions covering everything from contemporary costumes and jewellery to modern art and design take place in the town's…
